All applicants for this position should submit a cover letter, a vita, three representative publications, evidence of teaching excellence if available, a statement of current and future research plans, and a statement of teaching philosophy and experience. Applicants at the assistant professor level must submit three letters of recommendation; applicants at the associate level must submit the names of three recommenders. All application materials must be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/173500
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Consideration of applications will begin immediately. Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2025, as the job posting will close for review on that date.
Employment will require both a criminal background check and an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. Candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure form as well as an authorization to release information form.
The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position focusing on technology and society. The successful candidate will be appointed to the John Derby Evans Professorship in Information at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
We welcome applications from scholars in information fields with training in information, social or behavioral sciences, computer science, or humanities traditions working on a range of topics and employing diverse methods. We are especially interested in qualified applicants whose research addresses important social problems, opportunities, and questions at the intersection of technology and society. Topical areas include (but are not limited to) information access and integrity, generative AI, computer-mediated communication, social media, mobile media, ethics and policy, and socio-technical systems.
UMSI is committed to encouraging a collaborative academic environment. We are excited to hire new colleagues who share our mission and offer unique and divergent perspectives. The faculty appointment is a continuing university-year tenure-track appointment with an anticipated starting date of August 25, 2026. The named professorship is awarded for a period of five years.
The John Derby Evans Professorship in Information was established by the Regents of the University of Michigan in March of 2017. John Derby Evans, co-founder of C-SPAN and a leader in the cable television industry, has transformed public access to information and serves on the University of Michigan School of Information Advisory Board. His philanthropy advances education, health, and the arts.
Job responsibilities include research, teaching, and service. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Conduct scholarly research resulting in publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, edited books, books, and conference proceedings;
- Seek external funding to support their research program;
- Teach in UMSI's five academic programs;
- Mentor students for independent studies, master's projects and theses, and doctoral dissertations;
- Provide service to the school, university, and the broader academic community through committee work, journal editing, community engagement, and other opportunities.
Each contributing member of the UMSI faculty will have a teaching effort equivalent to three semester-long courses per year.
- Ph.D. in an area such as social or behavioral sciences, design, communication, computer science, information, media or humanities studies;
- A strong interest in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels;
- A strong commitment to interdisciplinary research.
- Demonstrated ability for exemplary teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels;
- Demonstrated scholarly impact in research.
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
